The difference was exactly brought out by a European Philologist, Mr. Grouse, and this is what he said long ago about Urdu and there is no difference of opinion on it. “Urdu” is a Turkish word and we are familiar with the word in another form, the English word “horde” as in “military hordes”. The word Urdu is clear in its connotation. I shall not be mincing matters when I say that the protagonists of Urdu have a responsibility on them and I hope they will not shirk it. It lies in the manner in which they started the bifurcation in the 19th century.
